Dangerous Heat in the Central and Eastern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms in the Central U.S. and Northeast; Critical Fire Weather in the Four Corners

Dangerous, record-breaking heat will intensify across most of the central and eastern U.S this week. Heat indices will likely exceed 100 degrees. Severe thunderstorms are forecast from parts of the central High Plains into the Upper Midwest, and across parts of the Northeast. Critical fire weather conditions will continue across portions of the Four Corners and Great Basin. Read More >

Current conditions at

Air Force Academy (KAFF)

Lat: 38.97°NLon: 104.82°WElev: 6572ft.

Fair

71°F

22°C

Humidity 26%
Wind Speed S 14 mph
Barometer 30.13 in (1010.0 mb)
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 30 Jun 8:55 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

Pikes Peak Summit CO

Fire Weather Watch July 2, 10:00am until July 2, 10:00pm
Red Flag Warning June 30, 10:00am until June 30, 10:00pm
Red Flag Warning July 1, 10:00am until July 1, 10:00pm
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  • Today

    Today: Patchy smoke after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Breezy. Sunny
    then Patchy
    Smoke

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke between 1am and 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    and Breezy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Patchy smoke before noon. Sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Mostly
    Clear and
    Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 67. West wind around 15 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 20 to 25 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 47 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Independence Day

    Independence Day: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy smoke after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tonight
Patchy smoke between 1am and 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday
Patchy smoke before noon. Sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 67. West wind around 15 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 20 to 25 mph becoming west after midnight.
Independence Day
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 60. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. South southeast wind around 15 mph.
Monday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 64. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Pikes Peak Summit CO
 38.86°N 105.05°W (Elev. 11319 ft)
8:57 am MDT Jun 30, 2026
9am MDT Jun 30, 2026-6pm MDT Jul 6, 2026
 
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